Ruth I. Prewett, 83, of Memphis, Missouri died Saturday, May 13, 2006 in the Scotland County Memorial Hospital at Memphis, Missouri. She was born March 16, 1923 to Charles and Pearl Rice Conner at Keokuk, Iowa. She married James W. Long in 1941 at Monticello, Missouri. To this union 5 children were born. James died July 22, 1972. She later married Roy James Prewett in May of 1982 and he died January 2, 2002. Ruth was a homemaker and enjoyed going to auctions, yard sales and going fishing. She enjoyed spending time with her family and loved visiting with her grandchildren. Ruth is survived by one daughter, Darleen Hudson and husband Vic of Shreveport, Louisiana and three sons, Marty L Long and David L. Long and wife Brenda of Memphis, Missouri and James E. Long of Decorah, Iowa. Also one step-son Louis Prewett and wife Viola, of Warsaw, Illinois and three step-daughters, Judy Peterson and husband Albert of Gorin, Missouri Bertha Stevenson of Abingdon, Illinois and Hazel Rauch of Elvaston, Illinois. Other survivors include 9 grandchildren, two-step grand daughters, several great grandchildren and three sisters. She was preceded in death by her parents, both husbands, one daughter, Mavis Irene Leasman, one step-daughter, Joann Haas, two grandsons, one brother Ed Conner and four sisters; Gladys, Mary, Joann and Viola.
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